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Police investigating Oakland's 39th homicide this year, and the second in the city in about 14 hours

By Natalie Neysa Alund Oakland Tribune

Posted:
05/19/2013 09:59:02 PM PDT

Updated:
05/20/2013 11:59:01 AM PDT

OAKLAND -- A 19-year-old man was shot to death at a West Oakland home Sunday night.

Police have not identified the man pending notification of relatives.

It was the city's second deadly shooting in less than 14 hours after a man was killed in East Oakland early Sunday morning.

Officers were called at 6:30 p.m. Sunday to the 2900 block of West Street for a report of shots fired in the area.

When officers arrived they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a home.

The man was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No motive was given for the shooting and no arrests have been made.

It was not clear if the man lived at the house or in the area.

The fatal shooting was Oakland's 39th homicide of the year.

In the Sunday morning shooting, one man was killed and another wounded in East Oakland when a gunman opened fire on the car they were in, police said.

Neither man's name has been released by police. The shooting happened at 4:36 a.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of 92nd Avenue near International Boulevard.

The men were sitting in a car when someone from outside the vehicle began shooting at them. The 27-year-old Oakland man believed to be in the driver's seat was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, a 25-year-old San Francisco man, was able to get transportation to a hospital. He was in serious but stable condition.

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Police have not released a motive and no arrests have been made in that case.

Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $10,000 in reward money for information leading to an arrest in each shooting. Anyone with information can contact police at 510-238-3821 or a tip line at 510-773-2805 or by email at Oaklandhomicide@oaklandnet.com.

Harry Harris contributed to this report. Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.